E E
they’re gonna clean up your looks
E E
with all the lies and the books
E B
to make a citizen out of you
A A
because they sleep with a gun
E
and keep an eye on you son
B E
so they can watch all the things you do

E E
because the drugs never work
E E
they gonna give you a smirk
E B
cause they got methods
E
of keeping you clean
A
they’re gonna rip out your heads
E
your aspirations to shreads
B E
another caught in the murder machine

E E
they say all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
E B
they could care less as long as someone will bleed
A
so darken your clothes
E
or strike a violent pose
B
maybe they’ll leave you alone
E
but not me

E E
the boys and girls in the clique
E E
the awful names that they stick
E B
you’re never gonna fit in much kid
A
but if you’re troubled and hurt
E
what you got under your shirt
B E
we’ll make them pay for the things that they did

E E
they say all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
E B
they could care less as long as someone will bleed
A
so darken your clothes
E
or strike a violent pose
B
maybe they’ll leave you alone
E
but not me

* oh yeah *

(Solo)

E E
they say all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
E B
they could care less as long as someone will bleed
A
so darken your clothes
E
or strike a violent pose
B
maybe they’ll leave you alone
E
but not me

All together now,

teenagers scare the living shit out of me
they could care less as long as someone will bleed
so darken your clothes
or strike a violent pose
maybe they’ll leave you alone
but not me

teenagers scare the living shit out of me
they could care less as long as someone will bleed
so darken your clothes
or strike a violent pose
maybe they’ll leave you alone
but not me